Hawkwind 9-Disc ‘Hall of the Mountain Grill’ Deluxe Set Due
by Best Classic Bands Staff
A deluxe nine-disc limited-edition boxed set of the classic 1974 album by Hawkwind, Hall of the Mountain Grill, is being released by Britain’s Cherry Red Records on August 29, 2025. The boxed edition houses seven CDs and two Blu-ray discs, including original album newly remastered from the original master tapes. The original album is presented with new mixes from the original 16-track master tapes by Stephen W. Tayler along with bonus tracks drawn from studio outtakes and rare singles, and previously unreleased full concerts at Edmonton, London (January 1974) and the 1999 Party at Cleveland, USA, in March 1974 and a new mix of the 1999 Party in Chicago. It’s available for pre-order in the U.S. here. [The remastered LP with a bonus EP is available for pre-order in the U.S. here and in the U.K. here.]
The boxed set also features two region-free Blu-ray discs of a high resolution 5.1 up-mix of Hall of the Mountain Grill and a 5.1 mix of Hawkwind Live in Cleveland May 1974.
From the announcement from Cherry Red: Released in September 1974, the album is regarded as one of the band’s finest and featured a new lineup of the band which saw the departure of Robert Calvert and Dik Mik, but the arrival of keyboard player and violinist Simon House.
Featuring such classic tracks as “The Psychedelic Warlords,” “Wind of Change,” “D-Rider,” “You’d Better Believe It,” “Lost Johnny” and “Paradox,” the album was formed of studio recordings and overdubbed live recordings made at concerts at Edmonton Sundown in London in January 1974. “Hall of the Mountain Grill” was another U.K. Top 20 hit for the band.
This limited-edition deluxe boxed set includes two full previously unreleased concerts. The first was recorded at Edmonton, London, in January 1974, a benefit concert for imprisoned LSD advocate Timothy Leary, which featured a guest appearance by Robert Calvert and Joanna Harcourt-Smith, Leary’s partner. The second is a full concert recorded at the Allen Theatre in Cleveland, Ohio, on March 22, 1974. In addition, the set also includes Stephen W Tayler’s new mix of the full 1999 Party concert at the Auditorium, Chicago, on March 21, 1974.
The two Blu-ray discs feature a stunning 5.1 Surround Sound up-mix of “Hall of the Mountain Grill” (the multi-track master tapes sadly lost) and a 5.1 Surround Sound mix of Hawkwind’s concert at the Allen Theatre in Cleveland from the original 16-track master tapes.
The set is completed with an illustrated book with new essay, making this boxed set the definitive release of this legendary album.
Listen to an earlier mix of the title track
Related: Some of the other albums we listened to in 1974
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